New Homes Now Required To Be Equipped With EV Charging Stations

Electric cars continue to gain ground on those powered by petrol, but a lack of publicly available charging stations means most owners have to take on the cost of installing their own – which can be quite expensive. In an effort to encourage ownership, the city council of Palo Alto has issued a mandate that requires new homes to come prewired for the installation of a 240-Volt Level 2 charging station.

The cost of adding this type of wiring to a house being built is only about $200, a fraction of the cost to retrofit an older house with the right electrical service and wiring. When you consider the cost of a house in this area of California is usually around $1 million, it may be an incentive that goes unnoticed by most. Regardless, it is a step in the right direction that encourages electric car ownership, setting an example for other cities around the country to follow.